Measles Update

There have been at least 32 cases of measles in Broward County in what is the largest local outbreak since 1979.

-- LOCATION: At least two cases are in public schools: Floranada and Croissant Park elementaries in Fort Lauderdale.

-- PRECAUTIONS: Shots recommended for children as young as 6 months if in group settings. All children must be inoculated before they enter either day care or kindergarten. Children attending schools where there are measles cases should get a second inoculation.

-- FREE INOCULATIONS: Special walk-in hours are available from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale at 2421 SW Sixth Ave. and at the Edgar P. Mills Multi-Purpose Building, 900 NW 31st Ave.; in Pompano Beach at 237 NW Second St.; in Deerfield Beach at 225 NW Second St.; and in Hollywood at 4105 Pembroke Road. On Saturdays, clinics are open from 8 a.m to noon. Appointments for other times may be made by calling 467-4882.